William Gibson

One of the first authors to use or maybe even coin the term cyberspace , William Gibson one of the first and most important authors writing cyberpunk books. For off-topic information and works, see his wikipedia article . 

 His most fashion related works may be the Blue Ant / Bigend trilogy, beginning with the novel Pattern Recognition . 

 Fashion connections 

 In his novel Pattern Recognition , he has a character wear a Buzz Ricksons MA-1 in a black colorway the jacket was never sold in. So they gave him his own collection including a black MA-1 . 

 In the last book of his Blue Ant / Bigend trilogy, Zero History , he thanks the founders of Acronym: "Michaela Sachenbacher and Errolson Hugh introduced me to the architecture of a “secret” brand, and the passion behind it." 

 He owns a lot of Acronym, including  this 3A-1 ( 2 ) and this  3a-3TS . 

 Addional Links 

 

 Interview from 2019 with Acronym mentions  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real 

 

 William Gibson Interview: His Buzz Rickson Line, Tech Wear, and the Limits of Authenticity (2015) 

 https://www.heddels.com/2015/03/william-gibson-interview-buzz-rickson-line-tech-wear-limits-authenticity 

 

 

 William Gibson interview: 'I'm always striving not to be noticed' (2020) on Acronym and Pattern Recognition 

 https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jun/16/william-gibson-im-always-striving-not-to-be-noticed